Clemente: clear with your expectations(from ElNuevodia)
Natural Toa Baja, the base of Kansas State is aware of what you have to do to get to the NBAEntering his final season of eligibility at the NCAA college basketball, Denis Clemente is rated by many listeners of sport as an exciting prospect for professional basketball.
What experts do not know yet is whether Clement define will be a great professional athlete in the NBA, Europe or simply the National Superior Basketball Puerto Rico.
Clemente, a native of Barrio Pajaros in Toa Baja, however, knows very well what to do to try to reach the highest level of these.
"If I get to the NBA, I have to run well and guide this team to win," said Clemente, base 'senior' team from Kansas State Wildcats, and who tonight at 8:30 pm will play against Boston University in their opening match in the tournament 'Puerto Rico Tip Off "which measured eight renowned Division I college programs between now and Sunday.
"What we mainly look for a 'scout' is that a player is a winner. Let me know how well a team lead. That I hope to do this year and if I do I hope to succeed in meeting the goal of reaching the NBA, "said the basketmaker of 6'1 feet tall and 180 pounds in three seasons at the NCAA sum averages of 10.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game.
Getting to the NBA would be for her mom Raquel Clemente and a win especially but not huge. That designation has already defined as such a success and what is the school that the 23 year-old hopes to complete next semester in Social Sciences.
"Basketball has brought me to a degree. My mother led me to this, "said Clemente, who has tattooed the name of his mother on his left arm with a flag of Puerto Rico and a ball of basketball.
"With basketball I've done things you never thought would achieve in my life. From kid was so immature and made many mistakes, but thank God I was able to develop and strengthen my mind to get where I am. "
Such growth as a human being is one of the factors that the leader of Kansas State, the Cuban-American Frank Martin, takes him to feel proud of the development and growth that Clement had in life.
"Denis has transformed him physically and emotionally. Three years ago, when he transferred to Kansas State from Miami, worked to increase his weight from 150 to 180 pounds. And his desire to excel in everything in life has been incredible. That has helped him to put his name in conversations from eavesdropping way to 'draft' of 2010 in the NBA, "said Martin, noting that Clement has served this year as a mentor for six new players who have been teaching both the plays that are designed on the computer
Luce then be that behind Clement's life are a couple of episodes that game suspensions sought him a few years ago, the last one that convinced him to leave the Miami Hurricanes to go to Kansas State.
Ahead lies the challenge of using his speed and play a better direction to achieve their dream of living again.
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